JFK Assassination - The Names Who Planned It

[Jim Hargrove]

To me, among many other things, this suggests that Hoover had prior knowledge of the plot, and did not simply lead the cover-up after LBJ demanded it. The FBI appeared to be a well-oiled machine under J. Edgar, but the speed with which he swept reality under the rug within hours of the hit was simply breathtaking and unnatural. What do you think?

I couldn't really say about prior knowledge. The actions of Hoover and LBJ strongly suggest that they put the pieces together pretty quickly after the event. They knew all the players if not the entire story. The FBI taking control of the evidence (despite a lack of jurisdiction), the almost immediate announcement of Oswald as the lone gunman and the early cut off of investigation of any leads not pointing to Oswald are all highly suspect. This all begs the question of what they thought they needed to cover up. It can't be the Soviet/Cuban angle. That could not have made sense to them, especially Hoover.

Hoover was confiscating "Oswald's" teen-aged school and employment records before making any substantial attempt to, as just one example, determine if anyone else in the U.S. government was being targeted for assassination. That suggests that he had prior knowledge of both the "Oswald project" and, in all likelihood, the limits of the conspirators' goals, i.e., to assassinate only JFK.


"Oswald" was on the FBI payroll while he was starring in the FPCC charade in New Orleans, and Hoover famously knew the very day after the hit that there was an "Oswald impostor" in Mexico City. To me, the Soviet/Cuban red herrings should have made some sense to both Hoover and, quickly enough, LBJ.